The Politics of Easter By Stephen Kuhrt A sermon preached at Christ Church, New Malden on World Poverty Day, 18th April 2010 alongside a visit to the church by Nick Clegg MP to speak on the issue of Global Poverty Well you won’t need me to tell you that politicians sometimes get things wrong. MPs’ … Continue Reading
The end of Christian mission by Matthew Vaughan While manning the Interserve stand at New Wine last summer I chatted to a lady who had glanced at our stand and wanted to know what we did. After I had given her the usual talk – 10/40 window, building the church, people for the hard places, … Continue Reading
Welcome to my world on suffering each other by Jody Stowell Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God ROMANS 15:7 (NRSV) I think I was always rather an ‘odd’ child: philosophical of nature, with a tendency to preoccupations that did not occupy my friends’ minds. I was … Continue Reading
reflections on the threshold of the New Year by David Runcorn Just around the corner from our house the road turns sharply, sloping steeply into a brief, tree-canopied cutting called ‘The Hollow’. Half way down is a thatched cottage that is featured in a painting on our wall, the work of a previous vicar of … Continue Reading
‘How It Is’ by James Mercer The current commission in the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern is titled ‘How It Is’. Conceived and designed by Polish artist Miroslaw Balka, the exhibit is a giant grey steel structure, enclosing a vast dark chamber. Hovering somewhere between sculpture and architecture, on 2 metre stilts, it stands 13 metres … Continue Reading
The Holy Spirit and the Magi by Graham Kings, Bishop of Sherborne based on a sermon preached at All Saints Margaret Street, London, 6 January 2009, when he was vicar of St Mary Islington The season of Epiphany is about journeys. I love the story of Nevill Mott, Master of Caius College, Cambridge and former … Continue Reading
A past decade that leaves us guessing for the future By Elaine Storkey, Chair of Fulcrum Smart social theorists used to be good at forecasting future trends. They could be relied upon for recognizing the likely impact of demographic changes, shifts in values and lifestyle, technology and communication. When everyone else was living in an … Continue Reading
The Long Life of an Un-confessed Lie by Elaine Storkey first published by Church Times It is interesting how long a lie hangs around. It is more than ten years since tennis icon Andre Agassi used a forbidden drug, but now he admits he lied to the Association of Tennis Professionals to escape a ban. … Continue Reading
By Anthony Thiselton Sermon at the Consecration of Alistair Magowan as Bishop of Ludlow and Alan Winton as Bishop of Thetford, St Paul’s Cathedral, London 29 September 2009 “Truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending & descending upon the Son of Man” (John 1: 51).On this St Michael … Continue Reading
Mission Thoughts By John Martin Christians care Ruth Coggan, daughter of Donald Coggan, a former Archbishop of Canterbury, spent nearly 30 years working as a CMS missionary doctor on the northwest frontier in the Afghan border region of Pakistan. One day, while travelling on a local bus, she suddenly realised she’d forgotten to pay the … Continue Reading